Politics
“Death by Lightning” Dramatizes the Assassination America Forgot
History is littered with examples of the havoc wreaked by politicians’ will to power. No wonder, then, that voters cling to the fantasy of…
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What’s the Right’s Answer to Mamdani’s ‘Affordability’ Challenge?
The market works, but it needs champions. Source link
Business
SoftBank’s US$5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears
The Japanese tech investor needs the proceeds for initiatives including the US$500 billion Stargate project to expand US data-centre…
Business
BHG Retail Reit logs 94.2% committed occupancy rate in Q3, eyes acquisitions
The Reit’s manager is upbeat about economic conditions in China, even though its recovery “may take time” China-focused BHG Retail Real…
Politics
The Shutdown Was Pointless and Dumb
The real reason for the shutdown? It was a way for progressives to give vent to an unreasoning hatred of Donald Trump. Source link
News
Deck the malls: Tariffs, economic doubts won't flatten holiday shopping season, forecasters say
Consumer sentiment is falling and tariffs will increase some gift prices this holiday season, but retailers don't expect it to ruin…
Business
Diversification is even more urgent post ‘Liberation Day’, says DBS CEO Tan Su Shan
DBS Group chief executive Tan Su Shan said it was more important for businesses to diversify after the US announced tariffs on imports…
News
The Grim Resonance of “The Innocents of Florence”
A slim, compelling book about one of the first orphanages in Europe contains painful echoes of the present. Source link
News
Why Can’t A.I. Manage My E-Mails?
Chatbots can pass the Turing test—but they can’t yet handle an office worker’s inbox. Source link
Business
Straits Trading partners Cromwell, divests 19.9% of Australian industrial portfolio for S$40.5m
Mainboard-listed Straits Trading announced a partnership with Cromwell Property Group on Tuesday (Nov 11) to grow its Australian…
Politics
Senate passes spending package to reopen government; House up next
The Senate on Monday night passed a spending package to reopen the government through at least January, after Republicans won a figurative…
Business
Apple delays next version of iPhone Air: report
Apple will not release the next version of the iPhone Air in the fall of 2026 as previously planned, amid weak sales, the Information…
News
What Sustainable Ambition Looks Like (and why most people miss it)
You probably carry two competing stories in your head. One says you must grip the throttle, sleep at the office, raise now, hire faster,…
Politics
Now Can We Stop Pretending That It Was Republicans Who Shut Down the Government?
People who voted against reopening the government, denounced the vote, and vow to fight on were never against the shutdown. Source link
Business
Grindr chairman steps down amid his bid to take the company private
The West Hollywood-based queer dating app Grindr could soon go private after the chair of the board submitted a buyout bid and stepped…
Politics
How Government Shutdowns Contribute to Political Radicalization
These exercises are not just reckless and ineffectual on their own terms. Source link
Politics
New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman won't seek reelection in 2026
Bonnie Watson Coleman, who was the first Black woman elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House, said Monday she won't seek…
News
The Art of the Profile
On October 26, 2025, the New Yorker staff writers Larissa MacFarquhar, Rebecca Mead, Ian Parker, Kelefa Sanneh, and Michael Schulman…
Business
US: Wall Street advances on hopes of government reopening
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Nov 10), with risk sentiment aided by signs of progress in Washington to end a record…
Business
Solvej Balle’s Novels Rewire the Time Loop
Before Tara Selter, the protagonist of “On the Calculation of Volume,” a series by the Danish author Solvej Balle, gets trapped in a time…
News
The Comic Genius Who Pushed Television Further Than It Could Go
At its peak, “Your Show of Shows” had twenty-five million viewers, and Caesar was hailed as a genius. Albert Einstein and Leonard…
News
Robert Rauschenberg’s Art of the Real
On certain days, I’d cut school and head over to the Museum of Modern Art to dream awhile. This was in the mid-nineteen-seventies, and my…
Business
STI slips 0.1% on Monday, bucks regional trend
Genting Singapore is the top gainer on the index while ST Engineering had the biggest decline The Straits Times Index (STI) closed down on…